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FBI Takes Suspect in Navajo Parade Crash Into Federal Custody After Murder Indictment

Investigators have asked witnesses to share photos and video as the case proceeds in federal court.

Overview

  • Stanley Begay Jr., 67, was indicted Jan. 6 on one count of second-degree murder and two counts of assault resulting in serious bodily injury.
  • The FBI Phoenix Field Office took Begay into federal custody on Jan. 13 after he had been held on the reservation.
  • Agents are seeking public submissions of photos and video at fbi.gov/kayentaparadecrash to aid the investigation.
  • Authorities say a vehicle entered the Kayenta Light Parade route on Dec. 22, killing one person and injuring several others before the event began.
  • Police reported the driver was intoxicated, and the indictment alleges malice aforethought in the death and intentional, knowing, and reckless assaults on two additional victims.